Low rate hopes dashed explain utility board division
Fred S. Jackson, a Kansas Utilities Commission member who wrote the Great Bend water rates ruling, cautions that franchise contracts setting utility rates do not guarantee low prices. He notes the decision covers only second and third class cities and pre 1911 franchise agreements, with first class cities under different statutes, and that such contracts may still be overturned by courts in non compensatory rate cases.
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Topeka
Public Utilities Commission
Fred S. Jackson
Great Bend
Kansas Cities
Jackson
Public Utilities Act
Commission
Equity
Kansas. Natural
Kansas Natural
Death of Miss Mary White After Horse Accident
Miss Mary White 16, daughter of William Allen White of Emporia, died from a fractured skull after her horse turned into a driveway and collided with a tree. The injury was confirmed by X ray. she was a Emporia high school student and survived by parents and a brother.
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Mary White
William Allen White
Emporia
Kansas State Normal Campus
Western Star Officers Elected at Wichita Grand Lodge
Miss Rebecca Mae Ayres of Greenleaf was elected grand matron at a two day Kansas State Grand Lodge convention in Wichita. Other officers include John A. Ferrell as grand patron and Mrs. Evelyn Cochran as associate grand matron. Next convention will be in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Mae Ayres
Greenleaf
Kansas State Grand Lodge of the Order
Eastern Star
Wichita
John A. Ferrell
Sedan
Evelyn Cochran
Della Bennett
Topeka
Mattie Davis
Independence
Treasure
Beatrice Woodcock
Kansas City
E. Gough
Abilene
Grand Lodge
New Kansas Party Formed in Chanute Meeting
A new political party named the Kansas Federation of Non partisan Voters was organized in Chanute during a gathering preceding the annual convention of the Kansas State Federation of Labor. The move reflects local labor and reform interests shaping candidate venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Kansas
Federation of Labor
Federation of Non-partisan
Eldorado appoints new city manager
E Caton of Kansas City Kansas has been chosen as city manager of Eldorado to succeed Wells. The appointment marks a leadership transition for the city government with Caton taking office soon.
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Caton
Kansas
City
Kas
Ailty
Eldorado
Wells
EHO
Rosenty
Raid at Leavenworth Court House Over Liquor Cache
Roy Hubbard assisted by officers conducted a writ of abatement raid on Leavenworth court house after affidavits alleged liquor sales by Dick Nichols deputy sheriff and custodian. A pint of whisky and several liquor bottles were found in a second floor room used by the D A R relics collection. Nichols was arrested and later briefly reinstated to duties after discharge.
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Leavenworth
Roy Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
Fort Scott
Dick Nichols
William Elfsman
Nichols
Russ Wilson
Court House
Daughters of the American Revolution
Hubbard
Board of County Commissioners
Freeman Repeats as President of Kansas Labor Federation
W W E Freeman of Pittsburg was unanimously elected to a fourth consecutive term as president of the Kansas State Federation of Labor at Chanute during the fifteenth annual convention. Officers include William Howe of Franklin as secretary treasurer and five vice presidents led by Sie W Barnes and O H Blase. The next convention will meet in Coffeyville and by laws were amended to set monthly per capita dues at five cents for men and three cents for women.
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W.W. E. Freeman
Pittsburg
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Chanute
William Howe
Franklin
Sie ‘W. ” Barnes
Kansas City
O. H. Blase
Wichita
R. N. N. Sullivan
Emporia
J. G. Sidlow
Commission to Survey State Printing Plant Named
Governor Allen appoints a three member commission to survey the state printing plant as a step toward naming a successor to the late Imri Zumwalt. W. R. Smith, John Mack, and Clifford Booth serve with E. E. Kelly heading operations for about thirty days.
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Allen
Imri Zumwalt
W. R. Smith
Capper Publications
Topeka
John Mack
Newton Kansas Republican
Clifford Booth
Grit
Wichita
E. E. Kelly
Edwin F Sanford Pioneer Citizen Dies in Wichita
Edwin F. Sanford aged 76 a pioneer citizen of Wichita and early city administrator figure died at his home after years of declining health in Wichita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Chaney
Wichita
Edwin F. Sanford
Mr. Sanford
Western Kansas Shriner initiation draws 2700 attendees
Isis Temple held the largest initiation in Western Kansas at Fort Hays with 2700 Shriners and 472 novices. Events included parades from multiple towns, a large public barbecue, and a Sheridan Coliseum ceremony as bands from several cities performed. Burglary later reported in Council Grove with suits stolen from a window display.
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Hays
Kansas City
Salina
Colby
Oakley
Isis Temple
Kansas
Fort Hays Normal School
Sheridan Coliseum
Clay Center
Norton
Phillipsburg
Hoisington
Wakeeney
Fair Grounds
Bungalow Design Aims to Keep Farm Boys Home
A piece by William A. Radford promotes modern farm homes to curb urban Exodus. The design features a cozy bungalow with ample natural light, open dining connections, compact kitchen, laundry, and a large sleeping porch. It argues better farm homes reduce drudgery and strengthen community life.
Fray Marcos de Niza Quest for Fabled Cities
The article recounts Fray Marcos de Niza’s 1539 41 expedition under Antonio de Mendoza. Accompanied by a lone Black aid and Pima allies he crossed into Arizona and the Zuni country seeking wealth from fabled cities, but his party was ambushed and he returned to Mexico City empty handed.
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Mexico
Rio Grande
Texas
John Chapman Hilder
Ladies’ Home Journal
Arizona
New Mexico
Fray Marcos de Niza
Antonio de Mendoza
New Spain
Mexico City
Cabeza de Vaca
Mendoza
Fray
Marcos
de Vaca
Phrenoscope Shown as X ray Character Reader
Dr George Maingot presented a phrenoscope device to College of France members claiming the machine can read a person’s character from gestures, noting respiration as the only unconstrained motion revealing a person’s individuality and stating it can positively indicate character.
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College of France
George Maingot
Kipling Poem Translated into 125 Languages in Military Manual
The poem Tf by Rudyard Kipling, included by Lord Kitchener in the manual for the first hundred thousand, has been translated into 125 languages. The translation spans both obscure tongues and major literary languages, illustrating wide reach.
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Rudyard Kipling
Lord Kitchener
Cuticura Advertises Soap Ointment and Talcum Use
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for skin care and toilet use. It claims Cuticura Soap washed away soreness while Cur tiche Ointment should be rubbed in and dried with tissue. The ad emphasizes removing surplus ointment as part of routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonk
The Wants of a Pioneer Story in Palimpsest
John P. Irish recalls Iowa pioneer hardships through a dialogue with a pioneer woman and her granddaughter. The exchange reveals poverty and scarcity in early days, noting venison and prairie game for meat and maple sugar for sweetness, with New Orleans molasses and salt mackerel as items longed for.
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the Palimpsest
John P. Irish
Iowa
New Orleans
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Circulation Remedy Ad
Catarrh is described as a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a tonic and blood purifier. It claims to cleanse the blood and build up the system to restore normal conditions. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Pretty Bad at That in Bolshevik Russia Tale
At a New York reception Clare Sheridan described her trip to Bolshevik Russia when an eminent illustrator interrupted to ask if her cousin Winston Churchill paints. She affirmed and noted people say he is not as bad as his paintings.
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Clare Sheridan
New York
Bolshevik Russia
Winston G@hurehill
What do you think of that fellow’s audacity
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes the speaker’s irritation at being put on a phone line by another man’s secretary. The speaker insists he only talks to principals and questions why the other party did not call him directly. The remark underscores attitude toward formal communication.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Man's Temper Rarely Noticed By Wife Without Outbursts
A man keeps his temper hidden from his wife until occasional outbursts reveal it. The remark suggests self-control is the key to domestic harmony and hints at underlying tension in daily life.
Last Resort and Rumors of Jinks’s Marriage
A fragmentary note reports gossip that Jinks is married and in dire financial straits. The overheard lines imply surprise at both personal and monetary details, attributed to a New York Supreme context.
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Jinks
New. York
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F. F. Joy
Russell County
Jesse Martin
Peer, Reservation
Mayetta
Jackson County
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James Martin
Council Grove
Edward F. Denniston
Clathe
Chamber of Commerce
Pratt
Oklahoma
Teexas
Missouri
States
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Kitcrers
Seth Poe
Soho
BELLN
Bellans
Holland
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Chas
Nordman
Adolph
Nelson
Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W. M
A. R. Morey
H. GC. Coleman
V. C. R. Rickabaugh
Sécy
Adverti T. Ao Ad
Slade
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
Johnson
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